G-Dragon Fiercely Defended By Koreans After Media Slams His “Coachella” Performance 

BIGBANG’s recent Coachella stage quickly became a hot topic online after Korean media published a critical report focusing on G-Dragon’s live vocals.

The legendary K-Pop boy group initially gained attention for the size of crowd they managed to pull at the prestigious event.

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However, G-Dragon’s vocals later took over the headlines with TenAsia suggesting he showed weakness in his high notes and raised concerns about vocal strain during the set.

But the reaction from Korean netizens was very different.

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Many pushed back, saying the criticism was exaggerated and unfair. Some argued that G-Dragon actually sounded better than expected and even showed improvement compared to past performances.

Several netizens also reminded others that G-Dragon’s main role is as a rapper, not a vocalist, saying the criticism missed the point of his performance.

• “But honestly, this was the best I’ve heard him sound so far? I feel like he’s actually improving little by little.”
• “He was performing over a backing track, so it’s not like he could go all-out vocally anyway lol.”
• “These kinds of media outlets always write hate-leaning articles unless it’s an artist from a specific company lol.”
• “He did well today.”
• “Did they write this before even watching the stage and just upload it? Did they forget GD’s main role is as a rapper?”

Despite the criticism, many netizens continue to defend G-Dragon, saying the reaction has been blown out of proportion and focusing too heavily on small mistakes.

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